CHRISTIAN CONNECTIONS

FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

2008 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

MAY 24-26, 2008

Bishop Claggett Center, Buckeystown, MD

DRAFT PROGRAM SCHEDULE as of May 20, 2008

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PRE-CONFERENCES
SPIRITUAL SESSIONS
PLENARY SESSIONS
WORKSHOPS
WORKING GROUP ACTIVITIES
CCIH ACTIVITIES
STUDENT SESSIONS

SATURDAY MAY 24

8:30am-12:30pm

Pre-Conferences

(running concurrently)

  • Communities 'Health' Themselves: Community-Based Primary Health Care - What it is and How to do it
  • The Role of the Faith Community in the Global Fight against AIDS: Where we are and Where we are going
  • Transformation Working Group Discussion

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch

 

10:00am-2:00pm

Registration

 

1:30-2:00pm

Conference Overview & Housekeeping

 

2:00-2:30pm

Praise and Worship

Worship Team

2:30-2:45pm

Welcome
 

Dr. Milton Amayun, President, CCIH Board of Directors

2:45-3:00pm

Break

 

3:00-4:00pm

Plenary #1:

 

Community Health – Christian Contribution to Primary Health Care, including the Alma Ata Declaration

  • Dr. Carl Taylor, Professor Emeritus, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
  • Dr. Jack Bryant, visiting professor and consultant

Moderator: Dr. Henry Mosley

4:00-4:30pm

Break

 

4:30-6:00pm

Workshop Session #1

(running concurrently)

  • New Directions in Family Planning and Reproductive Health
    • What do CCIH Member Organizations Do and Say about Family Planning? New Survey Findings - Dr. Douglas Huber, Dr. Judith Brown, (Evelyn) Rong Yang, Dr. Richard Brown
    • Contraception –The Best Kept Secret in HIV Prevention - Ed Scholl
    • Integrating Healthy Timing and Spacing of Pregnancies into Child Health in Rwanda Dr. Gloria Ekpo
  • Tools for HIV Prevention Programs - Bob Blees, Dr. Dorothy Brewster-Lee, Emily Chambers, Sybil Gray/Dr. Hanna Klaus, Carolyn Wetzel
  • Training for Community Health - Salvation Army World Service (SAWSO); The Tropical Institute of Community Health and Development in Africa (TICH); Community Health Evangelism (CHE- LifeWind International); Jamkhed International (CHRP)
  • Diarrhea: Approaches to Stem Child Mortality - James Bodenner, Paul Freeman, John Scicchitano, Martin Shupack
  • Student Workshop #1: Student Networking Skills Building Session - Dr. Milton Amayun, Michelle Fraser

6:00-7:30pm

Dinner and Free Time

 

7:30-8:30pm

Plenary #2:

Community Health – Christians Practicing What They Preach

  • Dr. Nick Henwood, Community Health Global Network
  • Jacqui Patterson, ActionAid & CCIH Board of Directors
  • Dr. Henry Perry, Future Generations

8:30-8:45pm

Prayer

 

8:45 pm

Evening Fellowship

 

 

 

 

SUNDAY MAY 25

7:45-8:30am

Breakfast

 

8:30-10:00am

Worship

Connecting to One Another: From Creation to Revelations

  • Rev. Troy Lewis, Baptist Mission to Zambia
  • Dr.Cassandra Sparrow, Eye on the Sparrow International, LLC
  • Worship Team

10:00-10:30am

Break

 

10:30am-12:00pm

Workshop Session #2

(running concurrently)

  • Partnerships for Community Health - Dr. Peg Cumberland, Dr. Nick Henwood, Martine Polycarpe
  • Human Resources and Task Shifting - The PHC Approach - Connie Gates, facilitator
  • Improving the Well-being of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Promoting Awareness and Action - Dr. Jack Bryant, Moses Dombo, Paul Freeman
  • Technology for Health Improvement - James Bodenner, Billy Teninty
  • Student Workshop #2: Student Leadership in International Health - Dr. Henry Mosley

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch

 

1:00-2:30pm

Mini-Plenary Session

(running concurrently)

  • Community-Based HIV Prevention: Examples from the Field - Rev. Troy Lewis, Rebecca Vander Meulen
  • Christian Hospitals and Community Health - Dr. Paul Armerding, Dr. Anil Cherian, Maj. Dean Pallant, Maj. Eirwen Pallant

2:30-3:00pm

Break

 

3:00-4:00pm

Plenary #3

Leading Health Organizations: Lessons from God's First Century Leadership Team

  • Dr. Jono Quick, Management Sciences for Health

4:00-4:15pm

Break

 

4:15-5:30pm

Working Group Sessions

(running concurrently)

Presentations and informal meetings of CCIH Working Groups

5:30-7:00pm

Dinner and Free Time

 

7:00-8:00pm

CCIH Annual Meeting

Dr. Milton Amayun, President, CCIH Board of Directors

8:00-8:15pm

Prayer

 

8:15-8:30pm

Break

 

8:30-9:30pm

Film

Mountains of Hope

Building up the Human Resources for Health in Lesotho

Charles Franzén, Discussion Leader

9:30pm

 

Evening Fellowship

 

9:30-10:30pm

Student Session

Careers in Christian International Health

MONDAY MAY 26

7:45-8:30am

Breakfast

 

8:30-9:00am

Worship and Prayer

Worship Team

9:00-9:15am

Short Break

 

9:15- 10:15am

Plenary #4

Community Health – Global Renewal and Christian Engagement

  • Paul Freeman, International Health Consultant
  • Connie Gates, Jamkhed International
  • Rev. Canon Ted Karpf, World Health Organization
  • Ambassador Mark Dybul, US Global AIDS Coordinator (video message)

10:15-10:45am

Break

 

10:45am-12:15pm

Workshop Session #3

(running concurrently)

  • Faithfulness and HIV Risk Within Marriage: Program and Research Perspectives - Dr. Dorothy Brewster-Lee, Emily Chambers, Allison Herling Ruark
  • Applying the Lessons from God's 1st Century Leadership Team in 21st Century Health Organizations - Dr. Jono Quick, Jane Adhiambo Ochieng, Dr. Paul Armerding, Dr. Sarla Chand, Dr. Anil Cherian
  • Family Planning and Reproductive Health: Successful Faith Based Leadership- Delivering Family Planning to Communities - Frank Baer, Bernard Balibuno, Dr. Douglas Huber
  • Community Health in Difficult Situations Dr. Milton Amayun, Sonny Enriquez, Charles Franzén, Carrie Stewart
  • Sustainability in Community Health - Dr. Henry Perry

12:15—2:30pm

Lunch and Free Time

 

2:30-4:00pm

Workshop Session #4

(running concurrently)

  • Community Health in Urban Settings - Dr. Paul Armerding, Stan Rowland, Mark Strand
  • Improving the Well-being of Orphans and Vulnerable Children: Implementing Productive Approaches - Dr. Dorothy Brewster-Lee, Thebisa Chaava, George Osoo
  • The Role of the Church in Providing Health Care - Rev. Moses Gobah, Albert Kunihira, Rebecca Vander Meulen, Rev. Michael Ogwuche
  • Increasing Capacity for Care and Support: An In-depth Look at Home Based Care Volunteers and Psychosocial Programming - Shannon Senefeld, Daphyne Williams, Naomi Van Dinter
  • Tools for Community Health and DevelopmentBram Bailey, Ryan Rushing

4:00-4:30pm

Break

 

4:30-6:00pm

Plenary #5
 

Community Health – Where Do We Go From Here?

  • Dr. Milton Amayun, International Aid
  • Ray Martin, CCIH
  • W. Michael Smith, MAP International

6:00-7:30pm

Dinner and Free Time

 

7:30-8:30pm

Plenary #6

Stepping Out in Faith: God’s Faithfulness – Finding Strength and Hope Through Prayer and Intercession

  • Carl Stecker, Catholic Relief Services

8:30-9:00pm

Worship Service

9:00pm

Evening Fellowship

 

 

 

 

TUESDAY MAY27

7:45-8:30am

Breakfast

 

 

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